ADAM'S - SILVER FROM THE COLLECTION OF JIMMY WELDON May 16th 2017 (Click Lot title for more images and to Place Bid)

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Silver from the Collection of Jimmy Weldon
mark of Jas. Scott, retailed byWilliam Law, of oval form with raised ribbed
border to a plain central reserve, raised on four paw feet, with wooden base. 20.5
x 15.5cm
€ 300 - 500
1823:US President James Monroe delivers a speech to the U.S.Congress,announcing a
new policy forbidding European interference in the Americas and establishing American
neutrality in future European conflicts.
mark of George Hodder, (c.60g). 7.5cm
€ 100 - 200
1740:Conolly’s Folly in the grounds of Castletown House,County Kildare,commissioned
by Katherine Conolly from architect Richard Cassels,is erected to provide employment for
hundreds of the poor of Celbridge during the Famine.